Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 131 / Tuesday, July 9, 2013 / Notices 41047 

regarding the draft of the potential 

future solicitation announcement. 

Statutory Authority: Title XVII of the 

Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16511 

et seq.). 

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 2, 2013. 

Valri Lightner, 

Acting Director, Technical and Project 

Management, Loan Programs Office. 

[FR Doc. 2013–16422 Filed 7–8–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional 

Natural Gas and Other Petroleum 

Resources Research and Development 

Program 2013 Annual Plan 

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, 

Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of report availability. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy 

announces the availability of the 2013 

Annual Plan for the Ultra-Deepwater 

and Unconventional Natural Gas and 

Other Petroleum Resources Research 

and Development Program on the DOE 

Web site at http://energy.gov/fe/ 

downloads/2013-annual-plan or in print 

form (see ‘‘Contact’’ below). The 2013 

Annual Plan is in compliance with the 

Energy Policy Act of 2005, Subtitle J, 

Section 999B(e)(3) which requires the 

publication of this plan and all written 

comments in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elena Melchert, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Oil and Natural Gas, 

Mail Stop FE–30, 1000 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585 or 

phone: (202) 586–5600 or email to 

UltraDeepwater@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Executive Summary [Excerpted from 

the 2013 Annual Plan] 

This 2013 Annual Plan is the seventh 

research plan for the Ultra-Deepwater 

and Unconventional Natural Gas and 

Other Petroleum Resources Research 

Program since the launch of the program 

in 2007. 

This plan reflects the program’s focus 

on safety and environmental 

sustainability that was initiated in the 

2011 plan, and is consistent with the 

President’s Office of Management and 

Budget directive for research that has 

significant potential public benefits. 

Onshore, research on Unconventional 

Resources focuses on protecting 

groundwater and air quality, 

understanding rock and fluid 

interactions, and integrated 

environmental protection, including 

water treatment technologies and water 

management. For small producers, the 

program focuses on extending the life of 

mature fields in an environmentally 

sustainable way. 

Offshore, research on Ultra-Deepwater 

emphasizes improved understanding of 

systems risk, reducing risk through the 

acquisition of real-time information, and 

reducing risk through the development 

of advanced technologies. 

The research activities described in 

this plan will be administered by the 

Research Partnership to Secure Energy 

for America (RPSEA), which operates 

under the guidance of the Secretary of 

Energy. RPSEA is a consortium which 

includes representatives from industry, 

academia, and research institutions. The 

expertise of RPSEA’s members in all 

areas of the exploration and production 

value chain ensures that the Department 

of Energy’s research program leverages 

relevant emerging technologies and 

processes, and that project results will 

have a direct impact on practices in the 

field. 

Issued in Washington, DC on June 27, 

2013. 

Guido DeHoratiis, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of 

Oil and Natural Gas, Office of Fossil Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2013–16423 Filed 7–8–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP13–504–000] 

UGI LNG, Inc.; Notice of Application 

On June 17, 2013, UGI LNG, Inc. (UGI 

LNG) filed a request pursuant to section 

7(c) of the Natural Gas Act, and Part 157 

of the Rules and Regulations of the 

Commission. UGI LNG seeks 

authorization to construct additional 

refrigeration capacity at an existing 

liquefaction plant at its Temple 

liquefied national gas storage facility 

located in Ontelaunee Township, Berks 

County, Pennsylvania. As more fully 

described in the application, the new 

facilities would improve the capability 

and operational efficiency of the facility. 

UGI LNG requests authority by 

December 31, 2013 to allow the 

upgraded facility to commence 

operation by the Fall of 2014. 

Questions regarding this application 

may be directed to Frank H. Markle, 

Counsel for UGI LNG, by calling 610– 

768–3625, or by emailing 

marklef@ugicorp.com. 

Pursuant to Section 157.9 of the 

Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, 

within 90 days of this Notice the 

Commission staff will either: complete 

its environmental assessment (EA) and 

place it into the Commission’s public 

record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or 

issue a Notice of Schedule for 

Environmental Review (NSER). If a 

Notice of Schedule for Environmental 

Review is issued, it will indicate, among 

other milestones, the anticipated date 

for the Commission staff’s issuance of 

the final environmental impact 

statement (FEIS) or EA for this proposal. 

The filing of the EA in the 

Commission’s public record for this 

proceeding or the issuance of a NSER 

will serve to notify federal and state 

agencies of the timing for the 

completion of all necessary reviews, and 

the subsequent need to complete all 

federal authorizations within 90 days of 

the date of issuance of the Commission 

staff’s FEIS or EA. 

There are two ways to become 

involved in the Commission’s review of 

this project. First, any person wishing to 

obtain legal status by becoming a party 

to the proceedings for this project 

should, on or before the comment date 

stated below, file with the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, 

a motion to intervene in accordance 

with the requirements of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) 

and the Regulations under the NGA (18 

CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party 

status will be placed on the service list 

maintained by the Secretary of the 

Commission and will receive copies of 

all documents filed by the applicant and 

by all other parties. A party must submit 

seven copies of filings made with the 

Commission and must mail a copy to 

the applicant and to every other party in 

the proceeding. Only parties to the 

proceeding can ask for court review of 

Commission orders in the proceeding. 

However, a person does not have to 

intervene in order to have comments 

considered. The second way to 

participate is by filing with the 

Secretary of the Commission, as soon as 

possible, an original and two copies of 

comments in support of or in opposition 

to this project. The Commission will 

consider these comments in 

determining the appropriate action to be 

taken, but the filing of a comment alone 

will not serve to make the filer a party 

to the proceeding. The Commission’s 

rules require that persons filing 

comments in opposition to the project 

provide copies of their protests only to 

the party or parties directly involved in 

the protest. 

Protests will be considered by the 

Commission in determining the 

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